ARTICLES
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Attend the 2011 New York Wine Expo With a 1WineDude Reader Discount!
Hey East Coast Wine Peeps! It’s that time of year again – the time when I miss the annual NY Wine Expo because I’ll be in Napa. Doh! But just because I won’t be there doesn’t mean that you can’t…
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Weekly Twitter Wine Mini Reviews Round-Up For 2011-01-08
04 Nicolas Feuillatte Brut Blanc de Blancs (Champagne): A baby w/ a ton of tart green apple. Could use more bread but still a bargain $46 B+ # NV Laurent-Perrier Cuvée Rosé Brut (Champagne): Sour cherry comes on all elegant…
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The Lazy Abuse of Wine Scores: A Glimpse Into One Producer’s Market Struggles (and a Glimmer of Hope)
No matter how far one travels in the wine world, there is no respite from the rampant abuse of the 100-point wine rating system. The harsh reality of this fact was driven home to me while visiting the (relatively new,…
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Win Tickets To The 20th Zinfandel Festival in San Francisco!
Has it really been twenty years since ZAP (Zinfandel Advocates and Producers) first held their modest gathering, spearheaded by Ravenswood founder and Sonoma wine icon Joel Peterson (for a glimpse into Joel’s head, check out our interview from Dec. 2008)?…








